Lead Software Engineer: Workday Integrations & Security

LE001 Northwest Bank; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwest is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership for the design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise software applications and technology solutions. You will partner with business, architecture, security, and product teams to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable technology solutions aligned with enterprise objectives.

The role requires hands-on leadership in solution design, technical reviews, and architecture discussions, mentoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Information Technology (Software Development track) or Engineering with a concentration in programming AND 10 years relevant work experience
• Or Master's Degree Computer Science, Information Technology (Software Development track) or Engineering with a concentration in programming AND 8 years equivalent work experience
• Or Work Experience 12 - 15 years Application support & maintenance, production support, application development, database administration, system administration, system engineering or equivalent experience using Microsoft technology stack (e.g., Windows, .NET, SQL Server) or equivalent technologies and toolset e.g., Java, JSON, Python, Oracle, MySQL, Linux, etc.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications and services.
• Create scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
• Develop APIs, integrations, databases, and user-facing applications.
• Write clean, maintainable, and reusable code following coding standards and best practices as well as develop these standards.
• Write technical specifications for applications, systems and solutions
• Write clean, maintainable, and reusable code following coding standards and best practices.
• Participate in solution design, technical reviews, and architecture discussions
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and project teams.
• Lead technical design sessions and code reviews.
• Recommend technologies, frameworks, and development approaches.
• Support the establishment and enforcement of engineering standards and best practices.
• Serve as technical lead for complex initiatives and strategic technology implementations.
• Drive architecture decisions and ensure alignment with enterprise technology standards.
• Establish and promote engineering best practices, coding standards, and design patterns.
• Provide technical direction across multiple projects and development teams.
• Lead resolution of complex technical challenges and production incidents
• Influence technology roadmaps and modernization efforts.
• Coordinate engineering activities across teams to ensure successful delivery of large-scale initiatives.
• Identify technical dependencies, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet quality, security, and operational requirements
• Define solution architectures that support scalability, resiliency, security, and maintainability
• Ensure solutions support cloud, API, data, and integration strategies
• Ensure appropriate testing strategies, automation, and quality engineering practices are implemented across solutions.
• Troubleshoot application issues and perform root cause analysis
• Ensure service levels and operational support expectations are met
• Follow secure coding practices and enterprise security requirements
• Support audit, risk, and compliance activities as needed
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures.
• Promote DevSecOps and Site Reliability Engineering practices where applicable.

Skills

Technical leadership

Solution architecture

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Security best practices

Performance tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering with software focus

Master's degree in CS/IT/Engineering with software focus

12-15 years in related roles with MS stack or equivalent

Tools

Windows

.NET

SQL Server

Java

JSON

Python

Oracle

MySQL

Linux

Azure

AWS

Job description

Northwest is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership for the design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise software applications and technology solutions. You will partner with business, architecture, security, and product teams to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable technology solutions aligned with enterprise objectives.

The role requires hands-on leadership in solution design, technical reviews, and architecture discussions, mentoring